Building A Godly Home Vol.2 H/B: A Holy Vision for a Happy Marriage - Hardcover

William Gouge

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1601782489 ISBN 13: 9781601782489

Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books, 2013

Synopsis

For years, William Gouge's Domestical Duties has stood as the foremost Puritan treatment of Christian family life. Yet due to its size and antiquated expression, it has become almost unknown among current generations of believers. To help revive the usefulness of this classic book, Scott Brown and Joel R. Beeke divided Gouge's work into three manageable volumes, updated the language to modern standards, and have given it the title Building a Godly Home .

In the second volume, A Holy Vision for a Happy Marriage , we find detailed counsel about the most important relationship in the family--husband and wife. Gouge carefully addresses what a fit marriage is and the proper way to enter into one. He then discusses the mutual duties married couples share in order for marriage to survive and thrive, as well as the duties specific to men and women respectively. Not only does he give detailed treatment of how these responsibilities are best expressed and too often hindered, but he also provides ample biblical motivation to set us on the right course. Christian husbands and wives will find much encouragement in this book.

About this title

About the Author

William Gouge (1575 1653) was a Puritan minster who served for forty-five years at St. Ann Blackfriars in London and was a member of the Westminster Assembly. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had thirteen children.

From the Back Cover

For years, William Gouge's Domestical Duties has stood as the foremost Puritan treatment of Christian family life. Yet due to its size and antiquated expression, it has become almost unknown among current generations of believers. To help revive the usefulness of this classic book, Scott Brown and Joel R. Beeke divided Gouge's work into three manageable volumes, updated the language to modern standards, and have given it the title Building a Godly Home.

In the second volume, A Holy Vision for a Happy Marriage, we find detailed counsel about the most important relationship in the family"€"husband and wife. Gouge carefully addresses what a fit marriage is and the proper way to enter into one. He then discusses the mutual duties married couples share in order for marriage to survive and thrive, as well as the duties specific to men and women respectively. Not only does he give detailed treatment of how these responsibilities are best expressed and too often hindered, but he also provides ample biblical motivation to set us on the right course. Christian husbands and wives will find much encouragement in this book.

Table of Contents:

1. Seeking Marriage

2. Getting Married

3. Marital Unity and Sexual Faithfulness

4. Living Together in Love

5. Caring for Each Other's Souls

6. Guarding Each Other's Health, Reputation, and Property

7. Serving Together in Family Ministry

8. A Wife's Respect for Her Husband

9. A Wife's Not Going Against Her Husband's Will (I)

10. A Wife's Not Going Against Her Husband's Will (II)

11. A Wife's Active Obedience to Her Husband

12. A Wife's Submission to Christ First

13. A Husband's Affectionate Authority over His Wife

14. A Husband's Humble Gentleness to His Wife

15. A Husband's Patient Correcting of His Wife

16. A Husband's Kind Conduct toward His Wife

17. A Husband's Providing for His Wife

18. A Husband's Sincere and Steady Love for His Wife

Edition details

• Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1601782489
• ISBN 13: 9781601782489
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 273